Industry Trends

The two-day Plastics in Medical Manufacturing: The Virtual Edition, presented by the SPE Medical Plastics Division, is scheduled for Aug. 11 and 12, 2020. In October, the conversation will continue in a live setting, when the co-located Medical...

Ineos Hygienics will produce hospital-grade hand gels, sanitizer sprays for hands and surfaces, and sanitizer wipes for the home and to the public. The official launch of the business is being announced during British Grand Prix weekend, which...

The company’s polycarbonate plant in Cartagena, Spain, will be the world’s first large-scale chemical production site to run entirely on renewable power.

Bioplastics can be costly to produce and can only compete on price with fossil-based plastics if oil prices are high, and they aren’t.

New trade regulations and the COVID-19 pandemic are having an impact on the supply chain and forcing manufacturing companies to develop new sourcing strategies, including switching to regional supply partners in North America and Mexico.

A detailed and informed response to the GAIA report, authored by Jeff Gold, CEO and founder of Nexus Fuels.

Clare Goldsberry attended her first NPE show in 1994 and, in the process, discovered that Chicago was her kind of town. Things have changed: This year, the Windy City is expected to lose $747 million after the cancellation of 33 trade shows and...

Earlier this week, the Pentagon signed a memorandum of agreement with the U.S International Development Finance Corp. to support projects that create, expand, or restore domestic industrial capabilities in response to COVID-19.

Harbour Results releases results of second of three surveys tracking the economic health of the industry during the COVID-19 crisis.